Neethan Shan | |
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| நீதன் ஷான் | |
| Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 17 Scarborough Centre | |
| Assumed office June 22, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Smith |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River | |
| In office February 13, 2017 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Cho |
| Succeeded by | Ward dissolved |
| Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 21 Scarborough—Rouge River | |
| In office January 25, 2016 – February 13, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Shaun Chen |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hai Patel |
| York Region District School Board Trustee for Wards 7 and 8 | |
| In office December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Juanita Nathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neethan Shanmugarajah December 24, 1978 Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Independent[note 1] (2017–2018) Liberal Party of Canada (2003-2007) |
| Spouse | Thadsha Navaneethan |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BSc, 2001) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (BEd, 2003; MEd, 2012) |
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| Website | neethanshan.ca |
Neethan Shanmugarajah (Neethan Shan) (Tamil: நீதன் சண்முகராஜா, romanized: Nītaṉ Caṇmukarājā; born December 24, 1978), is a Canadian politician who represented Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River on Toronto City Council from February 2017 to November 2018. Shan was the first Tamil Canadian to sit on Toronto's City Council. Shan is currently the Vice-Chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Shan was elected to the TDSB in 2016 and again in 2022. Shan has sought public office 13 times since 2003; 8 of which were municipally and provincially, 5. He won 4 times: YRDSB Trustee in 2006, TDSB Trustee in 2016, Toronto City Councillor in 2017 and TDSB Trustee in 2022.
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